maple Definition

any of a genus (Acer of the family Aceraceae, the maple family) of chiefly deciduous trees or shrubs with opposite leaves and a fruit of two united samaras; also : the hard light-colored close-grained wood of a maple used especially for flooring and furniture

sugar made by boiling maple syrup

syrup made by concentrating the sap of maple trees and especially the sugar maple

city northwest of Minneapolis in southeast central Minnesota population 61,567

city in northeastern Ohio southeast of Cleveland population 23,138

municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, east of Vancouver population 76,052

wood of the sugar maple having a wavy grain that causes markings resembling eyes

sugar maple

a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree

a Eurasian maple (Acer platanoides) with dark green or often reddish or red veined leaves that is much planted for shade in the U.S.